Photo Courtesy of Matthew Wikfors The Berrie Center invited Puerto Rican performance group The Combat Hippies to perform their provocative theater piece “Amal” on Nov. 16 in celebration of Puerto Rican Heritage Month and Veterans and Military Families Month. The show explores the search for purpose and identity through the […]
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Some tasty foods to cook for you and your friends this holiday season
Photo Courtesy of Jed Owen, Unsplash Winter months bring with them some of the best cooking of the year. Holiday recipes go beyond turkeys and stuffing if you take advantage of fall vegetables and warm spices. It’s more than just dinner, too: there’s something autumnal for every meal. Sides can […]
NJ-based band Tula Vera shares their blend of music with Ramapo students
Photo by Gisselle Carino-Bazan Ramapo’s Music Club and the College Programming Board (CPB) hosted their third and final Tuesday Night Live concert series of the semester with Jersey native band Tula Vera. The band performed in Friends Hall where students had the opportunity to gather for a night of live […]
New spin on Oscar Wilde play filled with laughter and gorgeous style
Photo by Jenn French Oscar Wilde’s most popular play has made its way to Ramapo College, its energetic absurdity shaking Adler Theater to its core. “The Importance of Being Earnest” was met with roars of laughter and applause on its opening night of Friday, Nov. 12. Directed by Maria Vail, […]
Silk Sonic amazes with groove-filled debut album
Photo Courtesy of Guise Archives, Flickr Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak have made some of the best music in the modern era, both of their sounds hearkening back to eras past with loads of funk and smooth lyrical delivery. As such, when the two announced their collaboration in the form […]
How diverse books have been paving modern mainstream recognition
Photo courtesy of Roffey Park Institute. Literature and the art of reading have been around for so many years that time has personally allowed it to be one of the most diverse areas of entertainment. Unfortunately, that does not mean prejudice is absent in the industry. For many years, it […]
Taylor Swift explores new horizons with Red (Taylor’s Version)
Photo Courtesy of Eva Rinaldi, Flickr Taylor Swift has been systematically re-recording her albums after her original masters were acquired by talent manager Scooter Braun in a contract dispute. Her re-recordings, dubbed “Taylor’s Version” albums, have been receiving mass support for their quality, but also Taylor Swift’s ability to reclaim […]
Courtney Barnett is too in her comfort zone with new album
Photo Courtesy of Bruce, Wiki In a lyrically self-reflective whirlwind of tight drums and classically apathetic vocals, Courtney Barnett has returned with her latest album, “Things Take Time, Take Time.” Although Barnett has always leaned toward the passively nonsensical to mask the truth of her lyrics, this album paints a […]
A taste of the must-eat local restaurants around Ramapo
Photo by Emily Melvin Ramsey, N.J. and Suffern, N.Y. offer a variety of small businesses for Ramapo students’ needs. Only a five to 10-minute drive away from campus, you can shop locally and indulge in a variety of close-by independent businesses. Shopping local not only supports the business, but the […]
New chilling novel reimagines Gothic horror in fresh new ways
Photo Courtesy of Mikolaj, Unsplash If you are a fan of Gothic novels, you will not want to miss out on Caitlin Starling’s recent release, “The Death of Jane Lawrence.” Taking place in a world like ours but not quite, everything familiar about the book is just so subtly off-center […]